Fire engines, helicopters and ground crews were being used to try to contain the blaze, which has been dubbed the Mines Sprung Wildfire.

Fire engines, helicopters and ground crews were being used to try to contain the blaze, which has been dubbed the Mines Sprung Wildfire.

A major wildfire burning in Wharton State Forest has scorched 4,200 acres and is now 40% contained, state officials said Saturday morning.The blaze, known as the Mines Spung Wildfire, is burning in ...

A 100-acre wildfire in a New Jersey state forest has forced road closures Friday morning. The fire was spotted near the Carranza Memorial in the Wharton State Forest in Shamong Township, Burlington ...

The flames, which originated around the Carranza Memorial in Wharton State Forest, have threatened five structures in the area. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

A wildfire burning in New Jersey's Wharton State Forest, named the Mines Spung Wildfire, has burned to about 5,750 acres as of Sunday, June 15.

The Lower Forge campground also was closed. The fire broke out near the Carranza Memorial, a stone monument that marks the site of a 1928 plane crash. The fire's cause remained under investigation.